Voting-machine.



J. H. DEAN.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 6. 190s.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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J. H. DEAN.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLxcATloN FILED JAN. 6. 190s.

1. H. DEAN.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 5, ISOB.

1,1 58,645. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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1. H. DEAN.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. e. 190s.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. s. 190s.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915 5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

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UNITED STATES FATFNT FFCE.

iAMEs H. DEAN, 0E CHICAGO, ILmNois, AssiGNoE, EY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, To EMEIRE VOTING MACHINE coMraNY, A coEPoEaTIoN 0E NEW YORK.

VOTING-MACHINE.

Application filed January G, 1908.

To all zo/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Jaime H. DEAN, a, citizen of the United States. and a. resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful, lmproveinents in liloting-lllachines, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe invention relates to voting machines having a series of voting mechanisms for counting or registering the votes cast for the several candidates.

The invention seeks to provide an improved form of voting or registering mechanism which may be directly actuated by the several voters step by step to register successive votes, and which may be retracted one step by the voter to cancel, withdraw or change his vote when cast, together with suitable mechanism for setting said voting or counting mechanisms into and out of condition toi' operation by the voter and for restoring the same after operation by the voter, and with suitable interlocking mechanism for properly limiting the number of votes which may be cast by a single voter.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description.

rllhe invention comprises a set of counters and a set of counter actuators which are constantly interlocked during the oi'diiiary operation of the machine or which are of the Geneva stop type, and which are independently and directly controlled by the votei' to advance or retract the counters one step to register or cancel his vote, together with controlling mechanism for setting said counters and actuators into and out of opeative relation.

rllhe invention further consists in the features of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a cross section through the machine from side to side thereof, taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2. F ig. 2 is a section from front to rear of the machine taken on the lines 2 2 and 2fl-2LPL of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial plan view of the machine with parts broken away to show portions of the operating mechanism. Fig. Ll is a partial detail view of the controlling mechanism with parts in section on the line Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov; 2, 1915.

serial No. 409,467.

l-e.- of 5 is a rear view of the machine with the back plate or rear door and cer yain parts removed to illustrate the operating or controlling mechanism and with parts in section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. G is a detail section on line G-G of Fig. Fig. 7 is a view in elevation of one of the counter sections with one of its side )lates removed and certain parts shown in section on the line 7 7 of F 8, and with one of its keys shown in voted position. F ig. S is an enlarged detail view in section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and l0 ai'e detail sections on lines 9-9 and 1010 respectively of Fig. 7. Fig. 11 is a detail section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 8 and Fig. 12 is a view in elevation of the pai'ts shown in Fig. 11.

rEhe machine shown is provided with a boX like frame 1 having a ballot or name plate 2 upon its upper, horizontal face or top which carries the names of the several candidates. lt will be understood however that the invention may be applied to other forms of machines in which the ballot oi' candidate name plate is vertically disposed. The names of the several candidates are preferably arranged in vertical columns coi'- responding with the several party tickets and in transverse rows or lines corresponding to the different oliices for which candidates are to be elected. The counting or voting mechanisms are correspondingly arranged in columns A, B, C, etc., and in Oi'iice lines or rows numbered l, 2, 3, el, etc.

rlhe machine is preferably made up on the unit system for convenience in manufacture, and in order that the parts of the machine may be readily assembled. Each unit section cari'ies one or more counting or voting mechanisms and in the form shown, comprises a pair of side plates 3 which are connected together and held properly spaced apart by a series of shouldered cross pins riveted to the plates 3 at intervals. The sections are arranged in the upper portion of the machine frame beneath the ballot or naine plate 2 in columns extending from front to rear of the machine and in rows eX- tending from side to side thereof. rlhe faces of the side plates of the sections in the same column abut against each other as shown in Fig'. 2, and the edges of the side plates of the sections in the same row abut against each other, as shown in Fig. 1. H'lrhe sections are supported in position by side bars d and intermediate bars 5, which extend from front to lrear of the machine casing, and the lower corners of the side plates 3 of the sections are notched as at 6 (see Fig'. 7) to engage the bars Ll and 5.

Each unit section is provided with one or more voting or counting mechanisms and the'preferred form shown is provided with two of such inechanismseach consisting of a counter and an actuator constantly interlocked with the counter. Either the counter or counter actuator is shiftable by the voter, preferably through the medium of a key or ballot indicator to advance or retract the counter, and suitable controlling mechanism is provided for setting the counter and counter actuator into and out of condition for operation by the voter and for restoring the parts shifted by the voter. The counter and counter actuator are preferably of the Geneva stop type and are interlocked throughout the voting operation.

In the form'shown, the two counters of the unit section are arranged in the upper portion thereof and each comprises a set of three counter wheels that are loosely mounted upon a cross pin or shaft 8, which extends between the side plates 3 of the counter section andis fixed thereto at its ends. The tens and hundreds wheels are each provided on one face with a twentytoothed gear 9 that is arranged below the periphery thereof. A pair of intermittent transfer pinions 10 are mounted upon a cross stud or shaft 11 extending between the side plates 3 of the counter section. These intermittent transfer pinic-ns are each provided with three broad teeth 14 and three narrow teeth 13 that are alternately arranged and adapted to mesh with the teeth of the gears 9 on the tens and hundreds wheels. The long teeth 14 of the transfer pinions engage cylindrical locking surfaces 15 on the peripheries of the units and tens wheels and are held locked thereby against rotation so that the tens andV hundreds wheels are also locked against movement. The units and tens wheels are each provided on its face adjacent its locking surface 15 with-two teeth 16 and the locking surface l'of the wheel is recessed opposite the space between the two teeth so that the long teeth 14 of the transfer pinion pass into the space between the teeth 1G.

Once in every revolution of the units wheel or when it is in Zero position, the for. ward one of the two teeth 16 thereon will engage one of the narrow teeth 13 on the transfer pinion between the units and tens wheels and the further movement of the units wheel will rotate the intermittent transfer pinion and the tens wheel two teeth, the locking tooth 14 on the transfer pinion passing into the recess between the two teeth 16 on the units wheel. The transfer pinion and tens wheel are again locked against movement by the engagement of the long teeth 14 on the pinion with the locking surface 15 until the units wheel has again completed an entire revolution. In a similar manner one revolution of the tens wheel will advance the hundreds wheel two teeth or one-tenth of a revolution. The tens and hundreds wheels are thus at all times interlocked with the units and tens wheels respectively, and can only be advanced or retracted one-tenth of a revolution at a time by the rotation of the units and tens wheels.

The units wheel is also preferably provided on its face with a twenty-toothed gear 17 which meshes with the teeth of an intermittent pinion 1S that cooperates with the counter actuator. By providing the counter wheels with the operating gears 9 and 17 that are located beneath their peripheries, the upper portions of the wheels may pro ject within openings 19 in a plate 19 arranged over the unit sections and beneath the name plate 2. The counters are read through the openings l19 but are concealed during the election by the name plate 2. The latter is removed at the end of the election to disclose the vote.

Y ln the `preferred form shown, thecounter actuators are controlled by the voters keys and are shifted thereby to and from voted position to advance and retract the counters. So also the voting mechanisms are set into and out of operable condition for operation by the voter by shifting the actuator into and out of operative relation with its counter.V For this purpose, the sleeve or hub of the counter actuator 2O is mounted to oscillate and also to slide longitudinally upon a cross pin or shaft 20', the reduced ends of which extend through openings in the side plates 3 and are upset, as shown in Fig'. 8. The hubs of the actuators are provided with arms 21 engaging openings 22 in the tail pieces 23 of the corresponding push keys or ballot indicators 24.. The two counters and counter actuators of each section are arranged on opposite sides of the two keys of the section which are in line with each other and with the other keys in the same column. The two actuators of each section (see Fig. 10) are of different lengths and the arms 21 thereon extend inwardly to engage the corresponding keys. These keys extend through openings in a guide block 25 secured by a pair of pins 2G between lugs or projections on the upper portions of the side plates 3 of the unit sections. The lower ends of the tail pieces 23 pass between guide rollers 27 on a pair of cross pins 28. rlhe tail pieces of the keys 23 are also provided with projecting lugs 29 extending within the slots 30 of the side plates. The engagement of the lugs 9.9 with the ends of the slots 30 limits the shift of the keys and actua-tors controlled thereby to and from voted position.

The pinions 18, which are arranged on pins or shafts 18 intermediate the actuators and the units wheels of the counters, are each provided with six teeth which mesh with the teeth of the gear 17 on the units wheel. Each pinion 1S is also provided with three locking teeth 32 spaced apart from the teeth Each actuator is provided with a segmental locking `tiange 31 which, during the ordinary operation of the machine, is always in engagement with two of the locking teeth 32 upon the pinion 18 so that the pinion 18 and counter controlled thereby cannot be moved except through the medium of the actuator. The flange 31 is provided on one side with two irojecting teeth 3ft and with a recess 35 in its opposite face in line with the space between the teeth. The actuators are also shiftable relatively to their corresponding` counters in axial direction to move the actuating teeth 84 into and out of line with the teeth 33 on the actuator pinions 18, or from position shown in Figs. 2 and 12 to the position shown in Fig. 8. lVhen in the position shown in Fig. 8 the oscillation of the actuator will bring one of the teeth Set against one of the teeth 33 of the actuator pinion 18 to advance the pinion and the units wheels of the counter two teeth, one of the locking teeth of the pinion passing into the recess of the actuator. The oscillation of the actuator in one or the other direction will advance or retract the units wheel of the counter onetenth of a revolution and the pinion 1S and units wheel after they have been shifted, will be again locked against movement by the engagement of two of the locking teeth 32 of the pinion with the flange 31 of the actuator.

The actuators of the several unit sections in one column are in line and are shifted back and forth in axial direction to bring the teeth 34 thereon into and out of line with the teeth 33 of the actuator pinions 18, by means of the longitudinally shiftable members or bars 36, which extend through openings 37 in the side plates 3 of the unit sections, and which are provided with lugs 3S` engaging the ends of the actuators. The bars are shifted back and forth in longitudinal direction by suitable controlling mechanism so as to axially shift the actuators to move them into and out of operative relation with the corresponding counters. When the teeth 3% on the actuators are out of line with the teeth 33 of the pinions 1S, the oscillation of the actuators cannot of course effect the movement of the pinions or of the counters. In this position too the recess 35 of each actuator is out ofline with the locking teeth of the corresponding pinion, so that it is impossible to move the pinion or counter when the actuator is in the position shown in F ig. 1:2 or out of operative position. Moreover, in each of the axial positions of the actuator shown in Figs. 8 and 12, the locking flange 31 thereof engages two of the locking teeth of the pinion so that the latter and the units wheel are locked against movement and cannotbe shifted except through the medium of the actuator.

The slots in the tail pieces of thc ballot indicators or l-:eys are of sufficient width to permit of the axial movement of the actuators. Preferably, in the normal condition of the machine the actuators are in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 12 out of operative relation with their corresponding counters. N hen the voter is admitted to the machine the actuators are all simultaneously shifted by the members 36 in axial direction to bring the teeth Sil thereon in line with the teeth of the actuator pinions 1S. llhe voter may then, by depressing or shifting the ballot indicators or keys to voted position, cscillate the actuators to advance the units wheel of the corresponding counters two teeth, or one-tenth of a revolution to register a single vote. He can then if he desires to cancel or change his vote, oscillate the actuator bach by restoring the key to its normal position and thus effect a one-step backward movement of the counter to retract the vote which he has previously registered. As hc can only reciprocate each ballot indicator or key and its corresponding actuator back and forth between fixed limits or to and from voted position, he cannot operate or change the position of any counter except to register a single vote or to retract or cancel any vote which he may have at first registered.

As the voter leaves the machine the shifting members 36 are restored to normal position by the controlling mechanism to shift the actuators out of operative relation with their corresponding counters so that the counters of the machine upon which the voter has registered or indicated his vote remain in the position to which they have been advanced by the voter. Vhile the actuators are thus in operative position, the voted actuators and keys are returned to normal for o )eration by the next voter by suitable restoring mechanism.

The restoring mechanism comprises a series of roel; arms 39, one for each of the ballot lindicators or keys Q3. The two rock arms for the keys of each section are mounted on the same side of the keys as shown. and are onrnaled upon hub 40 the reduced ends of which are journaled in openings in the side walls 8 of the unit section. The rock arms are held properly spaced apart by the enlarged central portion of the hub 40 and Lil are spaced from the side walls of the counter sections by washers 41 mounted upon the reduced ends of the hubs. rlLhe free ends of the rock arms engage openings in the tail portions 23 of the ballot indicators or keys 24 so as to be shifted with the keys and actuators into and out of voted position, and so that the rock arms themselves may be used to restore the keys and actu ators to normal unvoted position or to shift them to the voted position. The enlarged central portion of the hub is provided at one point with laterally projecting lugs 42 which extend within notches in the lower central portions of the rock arms 39 and between lugs or shoulders, 43 and 44 at the ends of such notches. rlflie hubs 40 in any one column of counter sections are in line and provided with square openings through which a series of restoring shafts extend. rllhe oscillation of these shafts is controlled by the operating mechanism to release the keys and actuators for operation ofthe voter and restore the Vkeys and actuators, which have been shifted by the voter to voted position. The rock shafts 45 are preferably normally locked in the position shown in Fig. l with the lugs 42 of thehubs engaging the shoulders 43 of the rock arms and thus locking the keys and actuators connected thereto in normal, unvoted position. When the voter is admitted to the machine, the shafts 45 are unlocked so that the keys may be operated by the voter to indicate his choice of candidates upon the machine and correspondingly register his vote. As the voter leaves the machine, the shafts 45 are oscillated back to normal position and through the medium of the lugs 42 on the hubs 40 and rock arms 39 restore any of the keys and actuators which have been left in voted position. rlhis restoring movement of the keys and actuators, as above stated, is not effected until the actuators have been moved out of operative relation with their counters so that the restoring movement of any of the voted keys and actuators will not, of course, retract the counters which have been advanced one step by the voter. The shafts 45 may also be employed to shift all of the keys or ballot indicators in any one column to voted position and thus register or indicate thestraight ticket orparty vote at a single operation. For this purpose, the shafts 45 are provided upon their forward ends with cranks or straight Vticket Vindicators 45. By shifting any one of the cranks the lugs 42 upon theY hubs 40 will be moved into engagement with the lugs 44 on the rock arms 39 to oscillate the latter and shift all of the keys and actuators in any one column to voted position, thus registering a vote for all of the candidates in the party column. f desired, the shafts 45 Vmay be retracted by the cranks 45 so that the party vote may be canceled if the voter desires to correct or change his vote, The space between the shoulders 43-and 44 on the rock arms 39 is greater than the width of the lugs 42 on the hubs 40 so that a lost motion connection is formed between the keys and the rock shafts 45. This lost motion permits of the independent shift of the several keys in any one column, which would of course, be prevented if the rock arms wererigidly connected to the combined straight ticket and restoring shafts.

Preferably, the counter sections are provided with dogs 4G mounted on hubs 47 that are journaled between the sideplates 3 of the sections. These dogs are arranged opposite the ends of the rock arms 39 and a series of shafts 4S extend through the hubs 47. rilhese shafts are controlledV by the operating mechanism to oscillate the Vdogs so that the latter engage the ends ofthe rock armsV and complete the shift of anyvkey or indicator which has been moved far enough byV the voter to advance [the corresponding counter and set the interlocking mechanism. Any key which has not been depressed sufliciently to ad rance a counter and set the in-` terlocking mechanism, will be Vrestored by the engagement of one of the dogs 45 with the end of the corresponding rock arm.

The Shifters 36, restoring `rshafts 45 and dog operating shafts 48 extend through the machine and into the main operating section at the back of the machine. erating section con'iprises front and back plates 49 suitably secured together and held apart in proper relation and removably sus-V tained within the machine upon the side bars 4, and this section carries the mechanism for controlling the operation of the shifters 36 andthe shafts 45 and 48.

The mechanism inA the main operating section is in turn controlled by a hand operated lever 50 mounted at the back of the machine and connected by a link 5l to a ratchet plate 52 of a sliding carriage. The carriage comprises the ratchet plate 52 and a cam plate 53 to which the ratchet plate is secured. rl`he cam plate 53 is provided with rollers 54 engaging guide rails 54 on the back of the main operating section and is shifted hack and forth by the means of the operating lever 50 as the voter is admitted to and as he leaves the machine.

The plate 53 is provided with a pair of cam slots A55 and56 which engage rollers 5'? upc-n a pair of bellicranks 53 and 59 pivoted within the main operating section. rlhese bell cranks are oscillated by the to-and-fro movement of the cam plate and are arranged to control the shift of the actuator shifters 36 and the restoring shafts 45.

A longitudinally shifting bar is held in place in the main operating section above the rear ends of the shifting members .3G by rl`his main opsuitable guide pins or rollers 61. This bar is provided with a series of cam slots 62 engaging pins 63 upon the rear ends of the shifting or setting bars or members 36. The bar 60 is connected by a link 64 to a bell crank 65 journaled in the main operating section and which is connected in turn by a link G6 to a bell crank 67 `iournaled in the lower portion of the main operating section. Bell crank 67 is connected by a link 68 to the lower end of the operating bell crank 58 so that the bar 60 is longitudinally reciprocated as the carriage 53 is moved back and forth to correspondingly reciprocate the shifting or setting members 36 and move the actuators 19 into and out of operative relation with their corresponding counters.

The restoring shafts 45 extend within the main operating section and engage a series of rock arms 69 journaled therein, which in turn are engaged by a series of lugs 70 on a reciprocating locking and restoring bar 71. This restoring bar is shifted in one direction to release the shafts 45 and permit the operation of the keys or actuators, by means of an intervening bar 72 which projects through the side of the casing at the rear portion thereof and is under the control of the judge or other oflicer of election. The locking and restoring bar is shifted in the other direction to oscillate the shafts 45 and restore any of the shifted keys or actuators by mea-ns of the bell crank 59 which is provided with a pin 73 on its upper end arranged to engage one of the lugs 70 on the locking and restoring bar 71.

The dog operating shafts i8 extend within the main operting section and engage a series of cranks 7% ournaled therein and connected together by a common bar 75. A crank 76 on one of the shafts is provided with a roller engaging a cam slot 7 7 in the upper edge of the ratchet plate 52. A fullstroke pawl 78 is arranged to engage teeth on the lower edge of the ratchet plate 52 and compel the complete shift of the carriage in one or the other direction.

The positions of the operating handle or lever, sliding carriage and operating mechanism controlled thereby shown in the drawings, is that assumed when the voter is admitted to the machine. Normally, the carriage is at the left when viewed from the rear, as in Fig. 5, with the keys and actuators locked in normal position and the actuators out of operative relation with their corresponding counters. Then the voter is admitted to the machine, he shifts the carriage to the left or to the position shown in the drawings, through the medium of the handle 50. This operates the sliding bar 60, through the bell crank 58 and connections described, to shift the members 36 forwardly or toward the front of the machine, or from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Figs. 3,4 and 8, and thus correspondingly shift all of the actuators 19 in axial direction to bring the teeth 3st thereon in line with the teeth 33 of the actuator pinions 18.

t the same time, the bell crank 59 is moved to release the locking and restoring bar 71 and, when the carriage reaches the end of its travel toward the left, it disengages a latch 79 and releases the intervening bar 72. The latter may then be thrust in by the judge or other oflicer of election to shift the locking' and restoring bar 7l and move the lugs 70 thereon out of engagement with the arms 69 on the locking and restoring shafts 45, so that the individual and straight ticket keys or indicators may be shifted by the voter to advance the corresponding counters and register his vote for the candidates indicated by him. The keys or indicators are freely movable to and from voted position and between fixed limits so that the voter can turn any of the counters back one step to retract his vote if he desires to make any change or correction.

The keys corresponding to the candidates of his choice are left in voted position by the voter and the operating mechanism restored through the medium of the lever 50 and cam plate or carriage 53. The return movement of the cam plate or carriage 53 and the ratchet plate 52 lirst serve to oscillate the dog operating shafts 48 and complete the shift of any of the keys which have been moved far enough by the voter to advance the corresponding registers and set the interlocking mechanism and to restore any partially depressed keys which have not been shifted far enough to advance the counters or set the interlocking mechanism. The bell crank 58 is then oscillated to shift the sliding bar GO and the setting members or Shifters 36 controlled thereby to throw the actuators out of operative relation with their corresponding counters. Finally, the movement of the bell crank 59 serves to shift the restoring bar 71 to bring the lugs 70 thereon into engagement with the cranks 69 on the shafts a5, so that the shifted actuators and keys or indicators are restored to and locked in normal position. The return movement of the locking and restoring bar also shifts the intervening bar 72 outwardly where it is locked in position by the latch 79 and cannot be again unlocked to release the voting mechanisms until the next voter has shifted the carriage 53 to set the counter actuators in operative position. The cam slots 55 and 56 in the plate 53 are so arranged .that the actuators are shifted out of operative relation before the voted actuators and keys are restored and the counters operated by the voter to register his vote remain in the position to which they have been advanced by him.

Suitable limiting or interlocking mechation to register ay vote.

`position, so that the voter may correct or change his vote as desired.

In the form shown, the interlocking mech- 'anism comprises a series of arrows or spreaders S0 pivoted at their upperV ends to the rock arms 39 and depending therefrom to a position between the rows of interlocking blocks 8l. rlhere is one of these rows of interlocking blocks Afor each office line or row of Vballot indicators or keys and each row of blocks is carried in a` suitable guiding and supporting channel 82. Each channel S2 is'provided at one end with a. fixed stop 83 Vand at the other end with a pivoted hook 84, both of which extend downwardly into line with the row of blocks inthe channel. By depressing or shifting any one of the ballotindicators or keys, the corresponding spreader 8O is lifted to bring its enlarged lower end or spreader portion into line with the row of blocks to expand the same. rThis movement of the blocks Vand the number of keys and actuators in any one row or line which may be thus set in voted position, is limited by inserting a proper spacing or grouping block 85 in the corresponding channel between the hook Sel and the end block therein. VFor single candidate groups, of course block 85 is o-f such length that'only one of the spreaders or arrows SO can be yshifted into line with Vthe blocks and only a single key and actuator in the corresponding office line can be left in voted position. rllhe voter may however, restore any voted key and actuator to normal Josition to move the corresponding counter ack oneV step and cancel a registered vote and thereby shift the corresponding spreader out of line with the blocks so that another key or indicator in the same line may be moved to voted posi- In a single candidate group therefore, it is impossible for a voter to cast more than a single vote and he cannot change a vote already cast without first cancelling the same. Suitable connecting devices 86 and 87 aie arranged to connect adjacent rows so that one or more of the office lines of voting mechanisms may be thrown into a multi-candidate group, but in any group the number of keys and actuators which may be left in voted position and a corresponding number of counters which "may be advanced one step by the voter is limited to the proper number by the interlocking mechanism so that he cannot cast more votes than he is entitled to under the law, although within thev predetermined limits he may change or correct his ballot in any deare somewhat wider than the widest portionsV of the bars so that the latter may be dropped down to move the lugs 38 thereon out of line with the actuators and permit the longitudinal removal of the bars from the machine.

` During the operation of the machine the bars are upheld with the lugs 88 thereon in proper engagement with the actuators by a pair of supporting bars 89 arranged in the front and rear portions of the machine. rThe rear bar 89 is mounted upon the rear wall of the main operating section and the front bar 89 is arranged just inside the front plate '90 of the machine upon a plate 91. These bars are providedV with inclined cam slots 92 engaging fixed pins 93. By shifting the bars or plates 89 inwardly or toward the right (when viewed from the rear as in Fig. 5) the bars 36 are all lifted to bring the lue-s 38 thereon in proper engagement with the actuators. The. left hand end of the plates or bars S9 are arranged to be engaged by a removable slide door 9% upon the machine which cannot be placedin position when the lplates or bars S9 are moved outwardly and the bars 36 in lowered position are out of proper relation with the actuators. rl`he side plate or door 94 can only be placed in position to lock up the machine when the plates or bars A89 are movedV inwardly to hold the bars 3G in proper engagement with the actuators. lt is thus impossible to lock up the machine for an election until the actuators are properly engaged with the bars 3G.

As shown in Fig. 3, the cam slots 62 inV the shifter bar 60 are each provided at one end with a rearwardly projecting portion During the operation of the machine the rearward movement of the bars 3G is limited by the engagement at their rear ends with the back door or plate SS of the machine and this movement is such that during the ordinary operation of the machine the actuators at all times remain interlocked i ith the counters and the latter can thus only bel moved through the medium of the actuators in,y any Vordinary operation of the machine.

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the pins G3 thereon into the rearwardly projecting portions of the slots G2, so tiiat the bars 36 and the actuators controlled thereby may be moved to an abnormal etitent and the actuators disengaged from the pinions 18. rEhe counters may then be readily restored to zero position. lt should be noted however, that the back plate 8S cannot be placed upon the mzrhine and the inachine locked up in readiness for elect-ion until the bars 88 are restored to normal position with the actuators controlled thereoy interlocked with the actuator pinions of the counters.

It is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of structure without departure from the essentials of the invention.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latent, is

l. A voting machine having a counter, an actuator therefor, said counter and counteractuator being constantly interloclred and realatively shiftable to and from voted position to advance and retract the counter, means for setting said counter and counteractuator into and out of operative relation and means for restoring the shifted parts.

2. A voting machine having a counter, a counteractuator constantly inter-locked with said counter, one of said parts being operable by the voter to and from voted position to advance and retract the counter one step, means for setting said counter and counter-actuator into and out of operable relation, restoring` means for the shifted parts and mechanism controlling the operation of said setting and said restoring' means.

3. A voting machine having a counter, an

'actuator constantly interloclted therewith,

said counter and actuator' being relatively shiftable by the voter back and forth in one direction to advance and retract the counter, means for relatively shifting said parts baclr and forth in another direction into and out of operative relation and means for restoring the shifted parts.

s. A voting machine comprising a counter, an actuator constantly interloclred therewith, a voters lrey for shifting one of said parts in one direction between fixed limits to advance and retract the counter, a member for shift-ing one of said parts baclr and forth in another direction into and out of operative relation, a iiestorirngl member for the shifted parts and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring members.

5. A voting machine having a counter, an actuator constantly interlocked therewith, a. voters key for shifting said actuator baclt and forth in one direction to advance and retract the counter one step, a member for shifting said actuator back and forth in another direction into and out of operative relation with said counter, a restoring member for said key and actuator and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring members.

G. A voting machine having a counter, a counter actuator constantly interlocked therewith, a key for shifting said actuator to advance and retract said counter, a memer for relatively shifting said counter and actuator into and out of operative relation, a restoring member for the shifted parts and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring members. l

7. A voting machine having a Geneva stop counter, a Geneva stop actuator constantly interloclred therewith, said counter and actuator being relatively shiftable by the voter to advance and retract said counter, neans for setting said Geneva stop counter and actuator into and out of operative relation and means for restoring the shifted parts.

8. A voting machine having a Geneva stop counter, a Geneva stop-actuator constantly interloclred therewith, one of said parts being key-controlled and shiftable bacl; and forth between fixed limits to and from voted position to advance and retract the counter, means for shifting one of said parts into and out of operative relation with the other, means for restoring the shifted part and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring means.

9. A voting machine having a Geneva stop counter, a Geneva stop actuator therefor constantly interloclred with said counter, one of said parts being key-controlled and shiftable to advance said counter, means for setting one of said parts int-o and out of operative relation with the other and restoring means for the shifted parts.

l0. A voting machine having a Geneva stop counter, a Geneva stop actuator constantly interloclred therewith, a voters key for shifting said actuator to advance said counter, means for setting said counter and actuator into and out of operative relation, restoring means for the shifted parts and mechanism controlling the operation of said set-ting and said restoring means.

ll. A voting machine having a Geneva stop counter, a Geneva stop actuator constantly interloclted therewith, a voters key for shifting said actuator back and forth between iXed limits to advance and retract said counter, a member for shifting said actuator bach and forth into and out of operative relation with said counter, a member for restoring the shifted parts and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring members.

12. A voting machine having a Geneva stop counter, a Geneva stop actuator constantly interlocked therewith, a voters key siiftable to and from voted position between fixed limits and arranged to correspondingly move one 'of said parts to advance and retract the counter, means for setting said actuator and counter into andV out of operative relation, locking means for Ythe shifted parts, said locking means being .being independently operable bythe voter to effect the operation of said actuators upon said counters and means for simultaneously setting all of said counters and counter actuators into andout of operable relation.

14. A voting mechanism having aV series of Vvoting mechanisms, each comprising a counter and a counter actuator constantly interlocked therewith, one of said parts being key-controlled and freely shiftable to and from voted position to advance and retract the counter one step and controlling mechanism having means for simultaneously effectingA the relative shift of said counters and counter-actuators into and out of operative'condition and means for restoring the shifted parts.

15. A voting machine having a series of voting mechanisms, each comprising a counterand a counter-actuator constantly interlocked therewith, said actuators being key- Ycontrolled and freely shiftable by the'voter to and from voted position to advance and retract said counters, means for simultaneously shifting all of said actuators into and out of operative relation with said counters, means for restoring said actuators and mechanism controlling theY successive operation of said shifting and said restoring means.

16.V A voting machine having a series of voting mechanisms, each comprising a counter and a counter actuator constantly interlocked therewith, each of said counters and counter-actuators being independently and relatively shiftable by the voter to and from voted position to advance and retract the counter and controlling mechanism compris- Ving means for simultaneously'setting lall of said counters and actuators into and out of operative relation and for restoring the shifted parts.

17. A voting machine having a series of voting mechanisms, each comprising a Geneva stop counter and a Geneva stop actuator constantly interlocked therewith, each ycounter and its actuator being relatively and independently shiftable by the voter into and out of voted condition to advance and retract the counter, means for simultaneously shifting said counters and counteractuators into and out of operable relation and restoring means for the shifted parts.

1S. A voting machine having a series of voting mechanisms, each comprising a Geneva stop counter' and a Geneva stop actuator constantly interlocked therewith, a series of voters keys for effecting the independent andV relative shift of said counters and counter-actuators to advance the counters and meansY for simultaneously shifting said counters and counter-actuators into and out of operative relation.

19. A voting machine having a set of Geneva stop counters and a set of Geneva stop actuators constantly interlocked therewith, the parts of one of said sets being independently operable by the voter to advance said counters and mechanism for simultaneously shifting the parts of one of said sets into and ont of operable relation with the parts Aof the other of said sets.

20. A voting machine comprising a set of Geneva stop counters and a set of Geneva stop actuators constantly interlocked therewith, the parts of one of said sets being keycontrolled and movable by the voter into and out of voted position to advance and retract the counters and means for simultaneously shifting the parts of one of said sets into and out of operative relation with'the parts of the other of saidY sets, means for restoring the shifted parts and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring means.

21. A voting machine having a series of voting mechanisms, each comprising a G'- neva stop counter and a Geneva stop actun ator constantly interlocked therewith and a voters key, said key being independently shiftable to effect the operation of said actuators upon said counters, a member common to all of said voting mechanisms for simultaneously setting said counters and counteractuators into and out of operable relation, a restoring member common to said voting Ymechanisms and mechanism controlling the successiveoperation of said setting and restoring members. Y

22. A voting machine having a series of Vvotingrmechanisms, each comprising a Geposite directions to release and restore said actuators and keys and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said locking and restoring members.

23. A voting machine comprising a set of counters and a set of counter-actuators constantly interlocked therewith, said actuators being freely and independently operable by the voter to and from voted position to advance and retract said counters, interlocking mechanism for limiting the number of actuators operable by a single voter, means for simultaneously shifting all of said actuators into and out of operative relation With their corresponding counters, means for restoring the shifted actuators and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said shifting and said restoring means.

24. A voting machine comprising a set of Geneva stop counters and a set of Geneva stop actuators constantly intel-locked therewith, the parts of one of said sets being independently operable by the voter to advance said counters, means for simultaneously shifting the parts of one of said sets into and out of operative relation with the parts of the other of said sets, means for limiting the number of said parts operable by the voter and means for restoring the shifted parts.

25. A voting machine comprising a set of Geneva stop counters and a set of Geneva stop actuators constantly interlocked therewith, said actuators being freely and independently operable by the voter into and out of voted position to advance and retract the corresponding counters, interlocking mechanism for limiting the number of actuators which may be left in voted position by a single voter, means for simultaneously shifting all of said actuators into and out of operative relation With their corresponding counters, means for restoring the voted keys and actuators and mechanism controlling the successive operation of said setting and said restoring means.

26. A voting mechanism having a key or like part operable by the voter from and back to normal position to register or retract his vote, means for setting said voting mechanism into and out of operable condition, means for restoring and locking said key or like part in normal position, said means being shiftable to release the same and means compelling the setting of said voting mechanism in operable condition before said locking and restoring means is shifted to release said key or like part.

27. In a voting machine, the combination of a voting mechanism which may be set into and out of operable condition, a key or like part shiftable by the voter from and back to normal position t0 advance or retract said voting mechanism, means for restoring and locking said key orV like part in normal position and means for preventing the release of said key or like part for operation by the voter before said voting mechanism has been set in operable condition.

28. In a voting machine, the combination with a counter mechanism, of a member for setting said counter mechanism into and out of operable condition, a key or like part operable by the voter to and from voted p0- sition and arranged to advance and retract said counter one step When the latter is in operable condition, a member for restoring Y and locking said key or like part in normal position but shiftable to release the same, controlling mechanism for operating said setting member and said locking and restoring member, and means for compelling the setting of said counter mechanism in operable condition before said key or like part is unlocked.

29. In a voting machine, the combination with a counter and with a key operable by the voter to and from voted position to advance or retract said counter one step, means for setting said counter into and out of condition for operation by said key, means for restoring and locking said key in unvoted position but shiftable to release the same, operating mechanism for said setting means and for said restoring means, said operating mechanism having a setting movement for placing the counter in operable condition and unlocking the key, and a restoring movement for placing the counter in inoperable condition and for restoring and locking the key, the parts being arranged to compel the shift of said setting means in advance of said restoring means both upon the setting and upon the restoring movements of said operating mechanism.

30. In a voting machine,q the combination With a counter, of a voters key arranged, when shifted to and from voted position, to advance and retract said counter one step, a member for setting said counter into and out of operable condition, a member for restoring and locking said key but shiftable to release the same, operating mechanism for said members, and means compelling the shift of said setting member in advance of said restoring member both when said operating mechanism is moved from normal position and when it is moved back to normal position.

31. In a voting machine, the combination with a counter, of a key operable by the voter from and back to normal position to advance and retract said counter one step, a member shiftable from and back to nor.- mal position and arranged to set said counter into and out of condition for operation by said key, a member shiftable from and back to normal position and arranged to same, and mechanism controlling the shift of said members from and back to normal position,.the parts being arranged to compel the shift of said setting member in advance of said restoring member both when moved from normal. position and when shifted back to normal position.

V32. In a voting machine, the combination with a counter', of a controlling key shiftable by the voter to and from voted position to advance and retract said counter one step, a member shiftable in opposite directions and arranged to set said counter into and out of condition for operation by said key, a member shiftable in opposite directions and arranged to release said key for operation and tov restore and lock the same in normal position, and an operating member for .sai-d setting and said locking and restoring members, said operating member being shiftable back and Aforth in opposite directions from and back to normal position, the par-ts being arranged to compel the shift of said setting member in advance of the movement of said locking and restoring member both when said members are moved from normal position and ivhen they are moved back to normal position. p

33. In a voting machine, the combination With a counter, a counter-actuator constantly interlocked ,with Asaid counter, a voters key shiftable to and from voted position to effect the operation of said actuator upon said counter and advance and retract the latter one step, of controlling mechanism for setting said counter and counter-actuator into and out of operative relation and for locking and releasing said key, s aid controlling mechanism having a .setting and a restoring movement and means compelling the setting of said counter and counter-actuator into operative relation before said key is released.

34. In a voting machine, the combination with `a Geneva stop counter, of a Geneva stop actuator constantly interlocked With said counter, a voters key freely movable into and out of voted .position andarranged to effect the operation of said actuator upon said counter to advance and retract rthe latter one step, a ,sh-iftable member for setting said counter and counter-actuator into and out of operative-relation, a shiftable member for locking and releasing said key, and operating mechanism for said members shiftable from and rback to normal position, the parts beingarranged to compelV the shift of said setting member in advanceof Athe movement of said kvlocking and releasing member both when the operating mechanism is moved from and When itis moved back to normal position. Y

.35. In a voting machine, the combination With a counter, of a key operable by the voter to and from voted positionto advance and retract said counter, means for setting said counter into condition for operation by said key, means for releasing said key for movement by the voter, and controlling mechanism for preventing the release of said key until said counter has been set in operable condition.

36. In a voting machine, the combination With a counter, of a key freely operable by the voter to and from voted position and arranged, When so operated, to advance and retract said counter one step, means for setting said counter in condition for operation by said key, a releasable lock for said key and means arranged to prevent the release of said lock until said counter mechanism has been set in operable condition.

37. In a voting machine, the combination of a` counter, a counter-actuator, said counter and counter-actuator being relatively shiftable into and out ,of operative relation, and relatively shiftable to advance and retract the counter one step, a voters key for effecting the relative operative shift of said counter andsaid actuator, controlling mechanism for effecting the relative shift of said counter and actuator into and outof operative condition, releasable locking and restoring means for said key operated by said controlling mechanism, and means compelling the setting of said counter and counter-actuator into operative relation before said key is unlocked.

3S. In a voting machine, the combination with a counter and a counter-actuator, of a setting member for shifting said counter and counter-actuator relatively back and forth into and out of operative relation, a voters key for shifting said counter and counter-actuator relatively back and forth to advance and retract the counter one step, a locking and restoring member for said key shiftable to release the same, and controlling mechanism for operating said countersetting member and said key-locking and restoring member, the parts being arranged to compel thev setting of said counter and counter-actuatorinto yoperati-ve relation before sai-d key is unlocked, and .to compel the relative shift of said counter and actuator into inoperative relation before said key is restoredand locked in normal position.

39. In a voting machine, the combination with, a Geneva stop counter and a .Geneva :stop actuator, of a member for relatively shifting said counter and counter-actuator into V,and outof operative relation, a voters key for relatively 'shifting'.said counter and counter-actuator to advance and .retract the counter. one step,al lock for holding said key against operation, and means for preventing the` release of said lock until said counter and counter-actuator have been relatively shifted into cooperative relation.

.Y 40. In a voting machine, the combination 1With a counter, of a key lfreely movableby the voter to and from voted position and arranged, When so moved, to advance and retract said counter one step, controlling mechanism for setting said counter and key in condition for operation and for restoring the same to normal position, a lock for said key and means for releasing said lock actuated by said controlling mechanism at the end of its setting movement.

il. ln a voting machine, the combination with a counter and a counter-actuator, of a controlling key freely shiftable by the voter to and from voted position and arranged, when so moved, to effect the relative shift of said counter and said counter-actuator to advance and retract the counter one step, of controlling mechanism for setting said counter and counter-actuator into operative relation and for restoring the same and said key into normal inoperative condition, a lock for holding said key in normal position and means operated by said controlling mechanism for releasing said lock at the end of its setting movement.

In voting machine, the combination with a Geneva stop counter and a `Geneva stop counter-actuator, of a voters key freely movable to and from voted position and arranged, when so moved, to effect the operation of said actuator upon said counter to advance and retract the same one step, controlling mechanism having means for shifting said counter and counter-actuator relatively into and out of operative condition and means for releasably holding said key in normal position, and a locking device for holding said key against operation and arranged to be released by said controlling mechanism near the end of its setting movement.

4:3. ln a voting machine, the combination with a counter, of a counter-actuator, a voters key freely shiftable to and from voted position and arranged, when so shifted, to advance and retract said counter one step, controlling mechanism having a setting and a restoring movement, means operated by said controlling mechanism and acting on the setting and restoring movements thereof to shift said counter and counteractuator relatively into and out of operative condition, means operated by said controlling mechanism and acting on the restoring movement thereof to restore and hold said key in normal position, a locking device for preventing the release of said key and means operated by saidcontrolling mechanism and acting near the ond of its setting movement to release said locking device.

A voting machine having a counter, a manually operated actuator therefor, movable by the voter to operate the counter forward and back, said actuator having a fourway movement by which it successively operates said counter forward, and a shaft on which said actuator is mounted, along which shaft said actuator is movable into either idle or active position.

45. A voting machine having a counter, a manually operated actuator therefor, said actuator having afourway movement, a push key for operating said actuator through two ways of said movement, said actuator always maintaining locked engagement with its counter during successive forward operations of the counter.

46. A voting machine having a counter, amanually operated Geneva stop movement actuator therefor, movable to operate the counter forward and back, and a key for moving said actuator.

47. A voting machine having a counter, a manually operated Geneva stop movement actuator therefor, a shaft on which said actuator is pivoted, said actuator being oscillated around said shaft to operate the counter and movable along said shaft to renew its engagement with said counter, and a key for oscillating said actuator.

d8. A voting machine having a counter, a manually operated actuator therefor, said actuator maintaining locked engagement with said counter during successive operations of the counter, and a shaft on which said actuator is mounted, said actuator oscillating around said shaft and along said shaft during successive operations of the counter.

i9. A voting machine having a counter, a manually operated mutilated toothed actuator therefor, and means intermediate said actuator and said counter for maintaining said actuator in locked engagement with said counter during successive operations thereof.

50. A voting machine having a counter, a pivoted multiple toothed actuator for driving said counter, and means intermediate and engaging with said actuator and said counter for driving and locking said counter.

51. A counter, an actuator therefor, manually operated to drive the counter forward or back and hold the counter locked at all times, said actuator being movable int-o active or ille position with reference to its counter, a bar for moving said actuator to its idle or active position and a key for manually operating said actuator.

52. In a voting machine, a counter. an actuator therefor, manually operated to drive the counter forward or back and hold the counter locked at all times, a key for manually operating said actuator when in active position, and a bar for moving said actuator to active position.

53. rlhe combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor, said actuator comprising a segment of a face wheel havingkteeth on the opposite sides thereof,

and a mutilated pinion engaging therewith, said pinion having two Asets of teeth, the teeth of each of which sets are capable of being engaged simultaneously by the corresponding teeth on the face wheel whereby said pinion is driven by said face wheel.

54. rhe combination in a voting machine of a .counter actuator comprising a segment of an oscillating wheel having driving teeth thereon projecting therefrom in a direction perpendicular to Vthe plane of motion of its oscillation, and a pinion adjacent thereto, said segment being movablealong its axis to engage its teeth with the teeth of said pinion. l

IThe combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor comprising a segment of a face Wheel having teeth on the .opposite sides thereof with a cylindrical part therebetween, and a mutulated pinion having two sets of teeth ca'pable of engaging with the corresponding teeth on the segment to he driven thereby, said segment being movable along said pinion to engage the cylindricalpa-rt thereof with the teeth of one of said sets to lock said pinion against rotation.

56. lThe combination in a voting machine of a counter, of antactuator tl erefor comprising a portion of a cylinder, teeth cut into opposite sides thereof and separated by said cylindrical surface, and a pinion having two annular sets of teeth thereon sepa-rated by an open space, one'of said sets of teeth adapted to engage with the teeth on one side of said actuator and the other set being adapted to engage with the teeth on the other side of said actuator.

57. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, of an actuator therefor comprising a portion ofa-cylinder, teeth cut into opposite vsides thereof and separated by said cylindrical surface, and a pinion having two annular sets of teeth thereon separated by an open space, one of said sets of teeth adapted to engage with the teeth on one side of said actuator and the other set being adapted to engage with the teeth on the other side of said actuator, said cylindrical surface being adapted to engage with one of said sets of teeth to lock said pinion against meshing and rotation with said actuator. f

58. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, of an actuator therefor comprising a portion of a cylinder, teeth cut into opposite sides thereof and separated by said cylindrical surface, and a pinion having two annular sets of teeth thereon sepa- Vrated by an open space, one of said sets of teeth adapted to engage with the teeth on one side of said actuator and the other set being adapted to engage with the teeth on the other side of said actuator, said cylindrical :surface being` adapted to engage Vwith one of said sets of teeth to lock said pinion against meshingandrotation with said actuator, said actiiator being movable -sidewise to engage itsteeth with the teeth of the pinion and cause the-rotation thereof.

'59. rEhe'combina-tion in a voting machine of a countenan actuator comprising a segment of a cylinder, said actuator having teeth formed in the opposite ends thereof, and a cylindrical segment separating the teeth Von one end from the teeth on the other end, and means integral with said actuator for oscillating it.

630. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor having longitudinally separated teeth, and a pinion' driven by said actuator for driving said counter, said pinion having separated sets of teeth, each of said sets of teeth being adapted to engage said separated teeth on said actuator.

61. ln a voting machine, an oscillating counter actuator having driving teeth on the opposite ends thereof separated by a circular segment.

62. 1n a voting machine, the combination of an actuator comprising a segment of a cylinder having recesses out in both ends thereof forming teeth thereby, and a se?- mental cylindrical surface in the midd e of saidactuator separating the teeth at one end from the teeth at the other end.

6,3. The'combination in a voting machine of an oscillating counter actuator having a driving tooth extending from its periphery perpendicular to `the plane of motion of its oscillation, and having a recess in its periphery, and a mutilated pinion meshing with and being driven by said actuator, said pinion having a hub and two sets of lteeth thereon separated by an open space, the distance between the end of the driving tooth and the recess on the actuator being the saine as the length of the open space between the teeth on the pinion.

64. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor, said actuator being normally held to a limited oscillating movement, and means permitting said actuator to be oscillated to an abnormal position .to unlock the counters for resetting operation.

65. In a voting machine, the combinationV of a counter having a plurality of gear teeth thereon, a Vmutilated pinion geared therewith, said mutilated pinion comprising two annular sets of teeth axially alined and rigid with each other, and an actuator for said pinion, said actuator being axially movable to lbe brought into mesh with both sets of teeth on said pinion.

66. In a voting machine, the combination of a counter, anA actuator therefor' having a longitudinal andy oscillating movement to lock and drivesa-id counter, said counter actuator driving said counter through a mutilated pinion, which pinion has two annular sets of teeth therein axially alined and rigid with each other, said actuator being axially movable into engagement with both sets of teeth.

67. The combination of a counter, an actuator therefor, said actuator being capable of positively driving and locking said counter, said actuator having a tooth on one side thereof, a recess adjacent said tooth and separated therefrom by a cylindrical section, and a mutilated pinion meshing with said actuator, said pinion having one set of teeth normally in engagement with said cylindrical section, said tooth and said recess cooperating to drive the counter through said pinion.

68. The combination of a counter, an actuator therefor, said actuator being capable of positively driving and locking said counter, said actuator having a tooth on one side thereof, a recess adjacent said tooth and separated therefrom by a cylindrical section, and a mutilated pinion meshing with said actuator, said pinion having one set of teeth normally in engagement with said cylindrical section, said pinion having an additional set of teeth into engagement with which said actuator can be moved longitudinally.

69. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator' therefor said actuator comprising a face wheel having teeth on the opposite sides thereof, and a mutilated pinion engaging therewith said pinion having two sets of teeth, the teeth of each of which sets are capable of being engaged simultaneously by the corresponding teeth on the face wheel, whereby said pinion is driven by said face wheel.

70. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor comprising a face wheel having teeth on the opposite sides thereof with a cylindrical part therebetween, and a mutilated pinion having two sets of teeth capable of engaging with the corresponding teeth on the face wheel to be driven thereby, said face wheel being movable along said pinion to engage the cylindrical part thereof with the teeth of one of said sets to lock said pinion against rotation.

7l. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an Aactuator therefor comprising a portion of a cylinder, teeth cut into opposite sides thereof and separated by said cylindrical surface, and a pinion having two annular sets of teeth thereon separated by an open space, one of said sets of teeth adapted to engage with the teeth on one side of said actuator and the other set being adapted to engage with the teeth on the other side of said actuator.

79. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor comprising a portion of a cylinder, teeth cut into opposite sides thereof and separated by said cylindrical surface, and a pinion having two annular sets of teeth thereon separated by an open space, one of said sets of teeth adapted to engage with the teeth on one side of said actuator and the other set being adapted to engage with the teeth on the other side of said actuator, said cylindrical surface being adapted to engage with one of said sets of teeth to lock said pinion against meshing and rotation with said actuator.

73. The combination in a voting machine of a counter, an actuator therefor comprising a portion of a cylinder, teeth cut into opposite sides thereof and separated by said cylindrical surface, and a pinion having two annular sets of teeth thereon separated by an open space, one of said sets of teeth adapted to engage with the teeth on one side of said actuator and the other set being adapted to engage with t-he teeth on the other side of said actuator, said cylindrical surface being adapted to engage with one of said sets of teeth to lock said pinion against meshing and rotation with said actuator, said actuator' being movable sidewise to engage its teeth with the teeth of the pinion and cause the rotation thereof.

74. The combination in a voting machine of an actuator, a mutilator gear meshing therewith, said actuator comprising a segment of a face wheel having a tooth on its face to drive said gear and a recess in its face to unlock said gear, said actuator normally holding said gear locked by its periphery, said tooth and said recess coperating to drive the mutilated gear on the oscillation of the actuator, and means independent of said tooth and recess for oscillating said actuator.

7 5. The combination in a voting machine of an actuator, a mutilated gear meshing therewith, said actuator comprising a segment of a face wheel having a tooth on its face to drive said gear, and a. recess in its face to unlock said gear, said tooth extending at right angles to the plane of motion of the actuator, said actuator normally holding said gear locked by its periphery, said tooth and said recess cooperating to drive the mutilated gear on the oscillation of the actuator, and means independent of said tooth and recess for oscillating said actu` ator.

76. The combination in a. voting machine of an oscillating counter actuator having a driving tooth extending from its periphery perpendicular to the plane of motion of its oscillation, and having a recess in its periphery, a mutilated pinion meshing with and being driven by said actuator, said pinion having a hub and two sets of teeth thereon separated leyv `an open space, thedstance.

opeajting to drive the mutilated ge'r' O''tlie oscillation of the' tctat'r, nd meane inde-r pendent of "'szid to'O'th" and reess fof osllting Said actuator. V-

7 7 Q THe combination n -Vtng mchne of a counter, an ctto ther'efr, said a'c'tii for divng Sai-d counteil and means indeactuator to be oscllated t0 an abnormal po- 

